Muriel's Wedding | 
| Director: P.j. Hogan
Actors: Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Bill Hunter, Sophie Lee, Roz Hammond
Studio: Miramax
Category: DVD
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Rating:  157 reviews
Sales Rank: 3868
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 106 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 4.7 x 0.6
MPN: DISD16542D
ISBN: 0788814958
UPC: 717951001672
EAN: 9780788814952
ASIN: 0788814958
Theatrical Release Date: March 10, 1995
Release Date: May 18, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Ever since the late '70s when the Australian New Wave was in full surge, Down Under directors have delivered movies that often hit you like news from another planet. Offbeat characters, weird narrative twists, and a tart mixture of laughs and catastrophe--this is the juice that fuels such flicks as Proof, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Strictly Ballroom, Heavenly Creatures, and most certainly Muriel's Wedding. Directed by P.J. Hogan (who would go on to helm the Hollywood hit My Best Friend's Wedding), this little gem follows tradition by featuring an authentic misfit: Muriel (Toni Collette), a great overweight horse of a girl obsessed with getting married and the music of ABBA. Appropriately, we first meet Muriel at a wedding, all trussed up in a leopardskin number she's boosted for the occasion. When her snotty peers insist that she give up the bridal bouquet to someone who might actually get hitched, when one of the guests turns out to be a clerk in the very store where Muriel ripped off her outfit--you gotta laugh, she's such an unmitigated mess. A loser, her philandering politician father (Bill Hunter) calls her--along with his doormat wife and his other couch-potato offspring. But this movie's no exercise in geek-bashing. As Muriel takes up with feisty Rhonda (Rachel Griffiths) and moves from Porpoise Spit to the big city, her good-hearted grin and zest for life draw us in despite hilarious gaffes and mishaps. (Making out with a boy for the first time, Muriel suddenly finds herself awash in styrofoam: the oaf has unzipped the beanbag chair instead of her skin-tight leather pants.) Muriel's Wedding covers territory Hollywood would banish from a comedy--Rhonda's cancer, the suicide of Muriel's mother, a marriage of convenience to an arrogant athlete--yet, like its heroine, it never loses its sense of humor, its will to move on to whatever good thing might happen next. Everyone in the idiosyncratic cast is terrific, but it's Toni Collette's Dancing Queen who makes Muriel's Wedding a cinematic celebration you won't forget. --Kathleen Murphy
Product Description
MURIEL'S LIFE IN A SMALL TOWN IS TRANSFORMED WHEN SHE AND HER NEW BEST FRIEND MOVE TO THE CITY, MEET EXCITING YOUNG MEN AND HAVE THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES. MURIEL BECOMES ENGAGED TO A NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPION, BUT HER PATH TO THE ALTER TAKES SOME DECIDELY SURPRISING TWISTS.
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 Another Aussie Gem from the 90s! June 12, 2009
L. B. Clark (Swampscott, MA USA)
We love this movie. It was made at the same time and Bill Hunter had to shuttle between locations to play the opressive father here and the transformed outbacker in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, another Aussie gem from the 90s. Surprising plot, unconventional in a lot of ways. Whether you love Australia as we do or just love good, well-acted, well-scripted indie cinema, you should love this.
Another dvd ready for an UPGRADE. March 8, 2009
Non Trek- freak (Omaha, NE USA)
This excellent film, in the vein of "Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion", has excellent performances and an ABBA soundrack in 5.1 surround. Unfortunately, I can't say the same about the dvd tranfer, which is not anamorphic(enhanced for 16 x 9 t.v.)widescreen. This gem of a film from down under deserves better, with special features.
Awesome Australian Comedy February 12, 2009
rzkRamm
If you like Australian comedies, Muriel's Wedding is a must-see! One of the funniest movies I've ever seen. I cry from laughing so hard when I watch this.
Muriel's Wedding October 21, 2008
M. J. Curran (Whangarei New Zealand)
A dysfunctional family, Muriel who lives in a fantasy world and a cast of unforgettable characters. This classic Australian film has it all; comedy,bitter-sweet moments and gut-wrenching poignancy.
I have taught this film for film studies and it has been acclaimed by audiences of all ages. It rates as one of my top ten films. Watch it. You will not be disappointed.
Simply, Superb ! September 13, 2008
J. CALDERON (MEXICO CITY)
I'm so glad for having this Australian film on DVD because my first product was the VHS version and I enjoy it so much. The main message of the story is "the friendship". The performance of all the actors, the music, the story and the locations are superb !!! No more words for this masterpiece as a romantic comedy by Toni Collect and don't miss it.
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